Title [Manuscripts from the collections of the Imperial War Museums] 1904-1952 1914-1919

Published Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital, c2014

Online access available from: First World War: Visual Perspectives and Narratives    View Resource Record

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Description 1 online resource Series The first World War : visual perspectives and narratives First World War (Marlborough, England) Summary Electronic reproduction of manuscripts selected from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. The manuscript collection is chiefly comprised of correspondence and diaries written by soldiers in training and on active service, and by women working with the Army Auxiliary Corps, Voluntary Aid Detachments and the Women's Land Army. The materials offer insights into the personal experiences and views of the different generations living in the war, as well as events such as the Easter Rising and zeppelin raids on Britain Notes Title supplied by cataloguer (resource viewed on June 18, 2014) Subject English diaries. English letters. World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British. World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns. World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Great Britain. World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- Great Britain. Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Diaries. Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Correspondence. Women -- Great Britain -- Diaries. Women -- Great Britain -- Correspondence. SUBJECT United Kingdom -- Armed Forces http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88002674 -- Diaries. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001602 United Kingdom -- Biography http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056608 -- Sources. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012007 Genre/Form Personal narratives. Diaries. Personal correspondence. Form Electronic book Author Imperial War Museum (Great Britain) Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)

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